Host: Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Section, DMLL, UWI

Presents: Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshop with Marcus Santos of Bahia, Brazil

Skill Level:  Beginner – Intermediate

Workshop 1: Saturday 3rd September 2016 | 5pm-8pm

Location 1: Centre for Language Learning | UWI St. Augustine Campus

Workshop 2: Sunday 4th September 2016 | 3pm – 5pm

Location 2: Southern Regional Indoor Sporting Arena, San Fernando

Registration Cost: $100 per class

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Facilitator:  Marcus Santos

Bahia, Brazil native, Marcus Santos is a contemporary percussionist and educator. He commits his life to the study, teaching and performance of his hometown’s Afro-Brazilian music and heritage.

Marcus has performed for the President of Brazil, and on TEDx, Telemundo with the “One World Band” produced by MTV. He also played on Sony Pictures, Oscar-nominated movie, ‘Rachel’s Getting Married’ with Anne Hathaway. He has received several industry honors including the KoSA Recognition Award (2013), Outstanding Arts Performer Award by the Brazilian Immigrant Center (2008) and Outstanding Percussionist Award by Berklee College of Music (2004).

Marcus is the author of the DVD ‘Modern Approach to Pandeiro’. He also performed on the DVD ‘Musically Speaking II’ by BOSE. In the education field, Marcus has lead workshops on Afro-Brazilian percussion and music for social change at notable universities and conventions including Carnegie Hall, PASIC and Harvard.

Marcus is the director of the network project, Grooversity, and artistically directs fifteen drumming groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Registration Period: 19th August – 2nd September 2016

Registration Location: Online [CLICK HERE]

Contact Info: seansamad@gmail.com, (868) 383-9592, (868) 384-7205

Additional Info:  Participants are asked to walk with their percussion instruments to the workshop.